Desktop Metal now shipping Studio System 3D printer across Europe

The office-friendly Studio System has now been CE certified for international compatibility.

Desktop Metal has today announced it has begun shipping its Studio System metal 3D printer to customers and resellers throughout Europe.

Following success with customers across North America including Ford, Google’s ATAP and John Zink Hamworthy Combustion, the office-friendly Studio System has now been CE certified for international compatibility and is being installed throughout France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

“When Desktop Metal first launched, we set forth a mission to fundamentally change how the world designs and produces metal additively manufactured parts, from functional prototyping to mass manufacturing,” said Ric Fulop, CEO and co-founder of Desktop Metal. “We have been delivering on that vision throughout the U.S. and Canada, and are now ready to step onto the global stage to further accelerate our business expansion and answer the impressive demand of the European market.”

The company has undergone a year-long benchmarking process with a number of strategic European customers across industries such as automotive, education, defense, luxury and consumer products. Among the first customers are BMW Group in Germany; Politecnico Di Milano (POLIMI) and Additive Italia srl in Italy; EGIBIDE and Centro Avanzado de Fabricación in Spain; Edalis, Soprofame and MSA in France; Weir Group and the city of Sheffield in the UK; Jade Groupe of Portugal; and BAZIGOS of Greece.

Jean-Baptiste Frenel, Director at Soprofame, a machining, precision engineering and additive manufacturing expert for plastic and metal, commented: “We decided to invest in the Desktop Metal Studio System in order to provide our customers a complementary solution to our machining expertise. This innovative technology will allow us to answer our customer needs with more effectivity and reactivity, bringing a real value added to our know-how and a differentiating offer in an ever-changing market.”

Bianca Maria Colosimo, Ph.D. Professor, Deputy Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering for Research at POLIMI, one of the largest technical universities in Europe said: “With the Studio System, we will be carrying out several types of research to explore novel solutions for additive manufacturing, including process modelling and optimisation, benchmarking with other existing or newly-developed processes, in-situ monitoring and more.”

The Studio System is a three-part solution – printer, debinder and furnace – designed to make metal 3D printing more accessible. Desktop Metal says more than 10,000 parts have been produced on its systems to date with benchmark parts achieving as much as 90% reductions in cost compared to machining and selective laser sintering processes.